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" You're supposed to go to prom during high school. I don't go to high school. I homeschool. "

Laurie Hernandez

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" Now that I'm doing all these big competitions, I've learned to control my nerves and control my mindset, and I think that's where the maturity comes in. "

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" My earliest memory was watching gymnastics on live TV and wanting to do what the 'big girls' did. "

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" It's kind of like I won a gold medal with my family. "

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" I don't think that being Hispanic, being black, being white - I don't think that limits you to anything. I think everyone should just go for what they want. "

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" When you're a little girl, and you're watching the Olympics, and you see this very diverse group of gymnasts out there, and - I think this team, the Final 5, will inspire so many little girls to go out there and do what they love. "

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" Don't let people tell you that you can't do something. "

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" Everyone keeps asking me when I have time to rest. I'll tell you when: I get all my sleep on planes. If the flight is five hours, my nap is five hours! I'll sleep through the whole flight. "

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" Of course I'm very sassy. "

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" The Olympics, as a little kid, it was such a big goal that I created for myself, and I was able to push through and make that happen. "

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" The best part is when parents come up to me with their kids, and they say, 'My daughter started gymnastics because of you.' "

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" Dancing is different than gymnastics, but it's a good different, and it's something that I've always wanted to try. "

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" I knew when I started gymnastics, I wanted to have a lot of fun and eventually go to the Olympics. On the moments where I felt really down, I just remembered, 'You're almost there. Just keep going. Keep working hard.' "

Laurie Hernandez

" Something that would probably surprise my fans is that I wear contact lenses, and nobody really knows that because I guess I've never really had to tell anybody about that. "

Laurie Hernandez

" My athlete idol is Usain Bolt. He's inhumanly fast! "

Laurie Hernandez

" I've been to Tokyo-slash-Japan - we actually went to Yokohama in 2015 and 2013 for international competitions. I think that it would be really nice to go back and do a little Olympic thing there. "

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" As an athlete, the most important thing is the protein that you eat and the things that you put into your body. Without that, it's very hard to function throughout the day. "

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" I want to be a role model. I want to be able to know that I inspired girls to work hard and go for their dreams and to never give up. "

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" My whole life revolved around gymnastics because I loved it so much. I home-schooled because of it; I changed my eating habits. "

Laurie Hernandez

" When I was a little kid, I don't remember looking up and seeing so many Hispanic athletes out there. "

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" I listen to a lot of music. One of my favorite songs is 'Final Song' by M. It's something that I listen to before a lot of competitions. "

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" People call me the human emoji because I think people recognize that if I'm ever thinking something or feeling a certain emotion, it goes straight to my face. So if I'm happy, you'll know I'm happy, and if I'm mad, you'll know I'm mad just by looking at me. "

Laurie Hernandez

" Since kindergarten, I was the shortest kid in class. They always put me toward the front in school pictures, because you couldn't see me if I was in the back. It was kind of funny. "

Laurie Hernandez

" I think a big part of what has helped me move forward with the sport is my family. We're all so close together, and the support system has been amazing. "

Laurie Hernandez

" On Sundays, I just love to go to church and then relax the whole day! "

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" My parents have tried not to intrude. They kind of stayed apart from my gymnastics but are very supportive, and that's very helpful as a gymnast to not have your parents say, 'Did you do this today?' and just be very on top of you. "

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" Secretly, I'm a 5-year-old. "

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" Honestly, I don't really know the rules of tango! "

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" I don't see it as pressure at all. I see it as such an honor to just in some sort of way represent Puerto Rico and Hispanics and all the girls out there. "

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" A goal of making it to the Olympic Games has motivated me to work very hard in my sport. "

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